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Skoki Lodge: The history of how it came to behttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/31/skoki_lodge_the_history_of_how_it_came_to_be.html
88427734-b4fb-43f4-a5a8-13e9e0de8709Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:49:28 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/31/skoki_lodge_the_history_of_how_it_came_to_be/national_historic_site.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Serene inn with an unusual name was a job to build
Gillian Steward - Atkinson FellowSkiers leave the Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site which was built in 1930-31 in the Skoki Valley of Canada's Banff National Park. Built by local members of the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, the lodge was the first commercial building built to serve skiers in Canada.
Todd Korolfor Toronto StarSkoki Lodge: An international drawhttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/31/skoki_lodge_an_international_draw.html
3950bcec-c883-44f1-893f-c7ec04a07801Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/2014/01/31/skoki_lodge_an_international_draw/william_and_kate_stayed_here.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>People from all over come to sample its pristine beauty
Gillian Steward - Atkinson FellowThe Riverside cabin at Skoki Lodge where Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge Kate stayed on their Canadian Royal tour in 2011 in Banff National Park, Alberta.
Todd Korolfor Toronto StarAlberta Winter Fun: Getting close with the wolf dogshttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/17/alberta_winter_fun_getting_close_with_the_wolf_dogs.html
6e465efe-bfc0-47a7-9c41-2240233b5161Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:58:24 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/17/alberta_winter_fun_getting_close_with_the_wolf_dogs/wolfdog_kiss.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Just how much wolf is there in that dog? Or: Where does The Wild in the animal begin
Jim Byers - TravelGeorgina De Caigny gets a kiss from one of her wolfdogs at the Yamnuska Wolf Dog Sanctuary near Canmore.
Todd Korolfor Toronto StarAlberta Winter Fun: Ice-climbing poses a steep challenge for novicehttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/09/alberta_winter_fun_iceclimbing_poses_a_steep_challenge_for_novice.html
7f0d80dd-51c2-4554-a577-84924b43ab82Thu, 9 Jan 2014 00:15:00 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/09/alberta_winter_fun_iceclimbing_poses_a_steep_challenge_for_novice/grotto_canyon.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Working your way up a frozen waterfall requires strength and tenacity and is very rewarding, travel writer finds
Dawn Walton - Special to the StarBrent Peters climbs His and Her falls in Grotto Canyon near Canmore, Alberta. Peters, an expert ice-climber and guide, recently wrote a new guide book, "Ice Lines, Select Waterfalls of the Canadian Rockies" about some of the Rockies best ice-climbing spots.
Todd Korolfor Toronto StarAlberta Winter Fun: Read our special report series to find exciting adventures!https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/04/alberta_winter_fun_read_our_special_report_series_to_find_exciting_adventures.html
4a56579f-8e0c-4a65-909e-1cdffc9a8f51Sat, 4 Jan 2014 00:30:00 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/04/alberta_winter_fun_read_our_special_report_series_to_find_exciting_adventures/alberta_winter_fun.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Cat-skiing, ice-climbing, dog-sledding . . . Alberta has plenty of fun things for you to do this season
Jim Byers - TravelAustralian tourists Laura Judd, left, and Paige Gilbert help each other navigate the bumpy ice on the frozen Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta.
Todd Korolfor Toronto StarAlberta Winter Fun: Cat-skiing Fortress Mountainhttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/04/alberta_winter_fun_catskiing_fortress_mountain.html
a1d1cf39-9d2d-41a2-a626-83901960ce7bSat, 4 Jan 2014 00:15:00 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/04/alberta_winter_fun_catskiing_fortress_mountain/skier_slices_up_the_snow.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Cat-skiing promises everyone from novices to experts a taste of the gateway drug to world of hardcore cat- and heli-skiing
Dawn Walton - Special to the StarAfter traveling to the top of the run in a KPOW Cat Ski, a skier slices up the snow on a run under a rocky peak at Fortress Mountain in Kananaskis, Alberta.
Todd Korolfor Toronto StarAlberta Winter Fun: Racers pick their fave runshttps://www.thestar.com/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/04/alberta_winter_fun_racers_pick_their_fave_runs.html
6736280c-e976-4f41-85f1-a11d20576a47Sat, 4 Jan 2014 00:01:00 EST
<img src="https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/travel/alberta_travel/2014/01/04/alberta_winter_fun_racers_pick_their_fave_runs/sunshine.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"/><br/>Grandi, Read, Stangeland, Brodeur share the places that bring them joy
Dawn Walton - Special to the StarA snowboarder rides the back country snow at Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park. It's one of Thomas Grandi's favourite places to ski.
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